It has a relatively small proportion of its net sown area unirrigated, indicating poor irrigation demand. In the district, horticulture crops occupy a relatively high proportion of gross cropped area, raising the economic viability of solar pumps here. Overall, water availability for irrigation in the district (based on ground water development and long-term trends of water level decline) is within the safe limit, enhancing long-term sustainability of solar pumps. For average crop revenue per holding, the district appears among the top 25 percentile of districts, implying higher investment capacity of the farmers here. The district has a relatively high penetration of banks in rural and semi-rural areas, facilitating higher access to institutional credit for farmers. The district appears in the group of districts, which show (very) low vulnerability towards climate change, as per an index constructed by CRIDA.
Approaches | Feasibility |
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Individually owned off-grid solar pumps | Limited Suitability |
Solarisation of feeders | Suitable |
Solar based water as a service | Limited Suitability |
Promote 1 HP and sub-HP pumps | Limited Suitability |
Limited Suitability
The district has ground water available within the safe limit, a comparatively high concentration of diesel pump users, and high crop revenue per holding, but has a relatively low disbursement of institutional credit. Long-term bank loans should be promoted in the district to enable the adoption of capital-intensive farm technologies, including solar pumps.
Parameter | Value | Percentile |
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Number of cultivators reporting use of diesel pumps | 20,507 | 55 |
Water Availability Index | 1 | 100 |
Crop revenue per holding (INR) | 309,723 | 92 |
Medium and long term institutional credit disbursed in a year (in INR Crore) | 28 | 49 |
Suitable
Given the relatively high bullk power purchase rate for the respective DISCOM, a comparatively high extent of feeder segregation, and a high penetration of electric pumps, solarisation of the feeders would be a recommended way to promote solar-powered irrigation in the district. It would ensure the rapid and cost effective solarisation of irrigation power at a large scale.
Parameter | Value | Percentile |
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Power purchase rate for DISCOM (INR/kWh) | 4.17 | 66 |
Extent of feeder segregation | 100% | 69 |
Proportion of cultivators reporting use of electric pumps | 18% | 66 |
Limited Suitability
Groundwater availability in the district is within the safe limit. But, a rather low concentration of small and marginal farmers and a relatively low proportion of unirrigated area make it difficult to promote solar-based irrigation through the water-as-a-service model here.
Parameter | Value | Percentile |
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Water Availability Index | 1 | 100 |
Proportion of small and marginal cultivators | 71% | 25 |
Unirrigated net sown area as a share of total net sown area | 21% | 23 |
Limited Suitability
The district has groundwater availability within safe limit and a relatively high proportion of horticulture crops under gross cropped area. But, a rather low concentration of marginal farmers, and a comparatively low disbursement of institutional credit to them make it difficult to promote 1 HP and sub-HP pumps here.
Parameter | Value | Percentile |
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Area under horticulture crops as a share of gross cropped area | 20% | 79 |
Water Availability Index | 1 | 100 |
Proportion of marginal cultivators | 44% | 26 |
Medium and long term institutional credit disbursed in a year (in INR Crore) | 28 | 49 |
If you are deploying solar pumps in this district then you can further these policy objectives.
The relatively low share of oilseeds and oil palm crops under gross sown area in the district makes it a suitable candidate for promoting NMOOP. Solar pumps could meet irrigation needs for these crops and help farmers diversify their yields beyond cereals.
Parameter | Value | Percentile |
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Area under oilseeds as a share of total cropped area | 0.04 | 43 |
In the district, crops suitable for drip and sprinkler irrigation occupy a relatively high proportion of gross cropped area, making it easy to adopt such high precision irrigation methods. Solar pumps, along with other efficient and precise water application devices, could be deployed under Per Drop More Crop to promote efficient irrigation.
Parameter | Value | Percentile |
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Area under crops suitable for drip and sprinkler irrigation as a share of total cropped area | 0.54 | 89 |